US hospitals ask for $450m for medical ‘treatment’ provided to Kuwaiti patients

16/10/2018

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Hospitals in the United States are asking for about USD450 million in expenses for medical treatment provided to Kuwaiti patients on its soil, reports Al-Jarida daily quoting knowledgeable sources.

The same sources added a number of hospitals have requested the Kuwaiti health office in Washington to pay medical expenses of the citizens undergoing treatment there as of January 2017 to the end of September 2018, adding the sum is expected to increase to about USD 650 million if it remains unpaid by the end of 2018.